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Lighter

Lighter 1,686

Was that what she meant by trying to do something provocative to release her rage?

Like there’s nothing wrong with the meaning of the song, it even states consent somehow... she was just saying that she’ll give the world something superficial but will never let them take hold of what she is inside.

But because she wanted things to get twisted and controversial to feed into that angry space inside her soul and try to use it as defense mechanism to the horrid state she was in during that time. She decided to put someone who’s clearly going to deliver that feeling of chaos for her which was clearly an unhealthy way to escape. That’s why she seeked for REAL help

and also why didn’t it cause as much stir back when the song was released?

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Batwings

Batwings 9,621

Here's the thing. In 2013, you probably didn't know much about the R. Kelly case unless you did some serious research. In the mainstream, he was acquitted, and that's all that most people knew. This virtue signaling of "OH, SHE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER" is very 2018. We're in a completely different place and time now.

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gypsy101

gypsy101 339

I thought she meant by provocative making a song with someone rumored to have done these things not a real preditor

the girl in the video refused to testify, i forget the specifics but yeah it was a hot damn mess

listen, people make mistakes. like she said, it’s possible she worked with him specifically because of her past as an assault victim. i always saw the song as a commentary and his inclusion had to do with that. is it a catchy ass tune? yes. should she have done it? probably not.

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gypsy101

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Here's the thing. In 2013, you probably didn't know much about the R. Kelly case unless you did some serious research. In the mainstream, he was acquitted, and that's all that most people knew. This virtue signaling of "OH, SHE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER" is very 2018. We're in a completely different place and time now.

is it very 2018? i remember thinking in 2013 how strange the choice was to him to be there. if you were alive in the US in the 2000s and didn’t live under a rock you knew all about the things he’s done. you didn’t need to do deep research.